Bonnet wrapping for torches and fusees



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BONNET WRAPPING FOR TORC HES AND FUSBES Filed Feb. 5 1924 @Hii min Patented Apr. 8, 1924..

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LOUIS RO'SS, OF NEWTONVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

BONNET WRAPPING FOR TORCHES AND FUSEES.

Application filed February 5, 1924. Serial No. 690,812.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS S. Ross, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newtonv-ille, in the county of Middlesex and 5 State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bonnet 'Vrappings for Torr-hes and Fusees, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in bonnet wrappings for torches and fusees, and is for the purpose of protecting the ignition end of the device.

lVhile the present improvement is intended more particularly for torches, yet I desire it to be understood that it is also adapted for use in connection with the ignition end of a. tusee.

The term torches, and fusees, have apparently been carelessly used in this art, for as a matter of fact there is quite a difference between a torch and a fusee.

A fusee properly refers to a railway signal and it is necessary for a fusee to be carefully built and carefully compounded in order that it may not be subject to premature ignition when stored away, and that it is well made so that it can be kept for a long time in storage, it need be, by railway companies, without becoming destroyed by breakage and without destruction of any part of the fusee. Fusees must be so constructed as to stand the very severe tests of being thrown very rapidly from a. moving train without being extinguished and without being broken, and must sustain a heavy weight intermediate its length when the tusee is supported at each end.

A torch is a. device particularly intended for fire works use in the way of parades, etc. They do not have to stand the test of being thrown from a rapidly moving train, nor is it necessary that the parts be made so strong that they will not be broken. A torch is a lighting device without having in mind the many requirements of a fusee.

The primary object of my present improvement is to provide a bonnet wrapping particularly intended for a torch, whereby the ignition end of the torch is protected against ignition by the accidental dropping of a spark "from a cigarette, match spa-r: or any other form of fire in the box containing them.

A further object of my present invention tion of that end of the torch which is provided with ignition material, by providing a sheet of paper damp with paste and wrap it around the ignition end of the torch with one end extended and giving the extended end a twist in the form of a screw, the paste contained in it pasting the twisted end to make an enclosure of the ignition end. The pasted twisted end of the bonnet dries brittle whereby it is readily broken away exposing the ignition end for the purpose of lightmg.

I A further object of my present invention is to use a paper bonnet that has incorporated in it a fireproof compound of any suitable nature, whereby the bonnet becomes a protection against being set on fire by the dropping of sparks or fire of any kind upon it.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a torch with my improved bonnet applied to its ignition end.

Figure 2 is a similar view to Fig. i, showing the extended twist-ed end of the bonnet torn to expose the ignition material.

Figure 3 is a sectional view partially in side elevation showing the wrapper extended before being wrapped in dotted lines, and twisted into screw form in full lines.

In my improved torch as illustrated, 1 is a paper tube that contains a suitable quantity of burning compound 2. A suitable handle 3 of wood or other material is applied to the handle end of the torch, while a suitable quantity of ignition material 4 is applied in the opposite end and in contact with the burning compound 2. The ignition material 4 is of the well-known type composed principally of chlorate or nitrate of potassium, while the burning compound 2 is of such a nature that it burns more slowly.

In torches the burning compound 2 will be made to burn different colors, that is to say, some torches will burn red; some green, some yellow, or one torch can be arranged to burn several colors as may be preferred.

My improvement pertains to the bonnet 5. This bonnet consists of a sheet of paper-of a suitable size according to the diameter of the torch, and this sheet will be provided on one side with wet paste or mucilage or other adhesive, and is applied to the ignition end a: MA

of the torch, so that one end of the bonnet projects. Immediately upon wrapping this bonnet around the end of the torch, the extended end is twisted into the form of a screw 6. The extended end being provided with paste, this twisted portion is pasted and dries brittle.

Attention is particularly directed to the fact that the extended end 6 forms a. handle for tearing away, and it will break away around the torch at about the point 7 so that it exposes the ignition compound at for ligl'lting purposes. The twisted screw constitutes a necessary means for tearing the extended end from the torch. It, in fact, forms a handle which is quickly and readily grasped and breaks the extended end so that the i nition compound 4 can be readily lighted. hould the wrapper break away at a point above the place intended by the numeral 7, leaving it somewhat ragged, the ragged portion can readily be pushed to one side for exposing the ignition compound to a match or other fire.

By providing the wrapper with a fireproof solution, it makes a secure closure against fire whereby the torches, especially if packed in an open box, will not be lighted from a spark from a cigarette or a cigarette dropped upon them or any other form of fire which would otherwise be liable to cause a serious fire.

As stated, the bonnet may be supported by any kind of fire-proofing material, or after being applied to a torch it may be painted or dropped in the solution. The solution I desire to use is ammonium sulphate or ammonium phosphate though other forms of fire-proofing compound may be used without departing from the scope of my present improvement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A protecting bonnet for the ignition end of a torch or fusee, composed of a sheet of pasted paper wrapped around the ignition end and extended beyond it, the said extended end twisted into an extending handle whereby it can be readily removed.

2. A bonnet for a torch or the like, composed of a sheet of paper wrapped around its ignition end and secured thereto, one end of the sheet extended and twisted into an extended screw handle whereby it can be grasped and the extended end torn for exposin the ignition material.

3. i i protecting bonnet for the ignition end of a torch or the like, composed of a sheet of paper provided with paste on one side thereof, the pasted portion of the sheet applied to the ignition end of the torch so that one end extends beyond the torch, said extended opposite portion twisted into screw form whereby it dries brittle and forms a handle for removing it to expose the ignition compound.

4. A protecting bonnet for the ignition end 01": a torch or the like, consisting of a sheet of paper applied to the ignition end with one end of the pap-er extended, said extended end twisted to form a handle for tearing it away, said sheet being treated with iire-proofing material, for the purpose de scribed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atfix my si gn at-ure.

LOUIS S. ROSS. 

